Vesa Pöntiö

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Vesa Pöntiö biathlon
Full name Vesa Johannes Pöntiö
Association FinlandFinland Finland
birthday 7th December 1967
place of birth FinlandFinland Finland
Career
society Viitasaaren Toverit ry
Debut in the World Cup 1991
status resigned
Medal table
FM medals 1 × gold ? ×silver ? ×bronze
Finnish championshipsTemplate: medals_winter sports / maintenance / unrecognized
gold 1997 Kauhajoki persecution
World Cup balance
Overall World Cup 55. 1996/97
 

Vesa Johannes Pöntiö (born December 7, 1967 ) is a former Finnish biathlete .

Pöntiö starts for the Viitasaaren Toverit club in his hometown Viitasaari and began biathlon in 1986. He made his debut in the 1991/92 season in the Biathlon World Cup . Although he regularly competed in the World Cup until the end of the 1996/97 season , he was only able to run into the points in his last season, he finished seventeenth twice in 20 km individual competitions, the first time in the biathlon that is part of the World Cup. World Championships 1997 in Brezno-Osrblie . These competitions were also the highlight of his international career with seventh place in the relay, which ran in the line-up of Ville Raikkonen , Vesa Pöntiö, Harri Eloranta and Vesa Hietalahti . Also in seventeenth, he crossed the finish line at the penultimate World Cup station in Nagano , again in the individual competition. These two top 20 results resulted in eighteen points in the overall World Cup in 55th place. With Finnish relays, Pöntiö achieved further top ten placements in international competitions, for example in March 1994 at the European Championships in Kontiolahti with fifth place. In his home country, too, he made it into the top ten in seventh place. Pöntiö came one place better at the same competition in February 1995 in Annecy - Le Grand Bornand at the 1995 European Biathlon Championships . His last international appearance was also at the European Biathlon Championships , in 1998 in Minsk-Raubitschy with 43rd place in sprint, 23rd place in the pursuit and 21st place as the best result in the individual competition, with the relay he placed eighth.

Pöntiö is Vääpeli of the reserve in the Finnish armed forces , he started in Vermont ( USA ) in 1993 - still as Kersantti - at the CISM Military World Championships , where he finished second in the biathlon. In addition, he regularly takes part in sport shooting competitions , both militarily as a sergeant, as well as in civilian events.

In 1997, Pöntiö surprisingly won the Finnish Pursuit Championship ahead of Ville Raikkonen and Paavo Puurunen . Even after his active career, he remained loyal to biathlon and won other national championship titles in various age groups. In 2002 he was named the best biathlete in the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation. He lives in Jämsä .

Results in the World Cup

The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including the Olympic Games and World Championships).

  • 1st - 3rd Place: Number of podium placements
  • Top 10: Number of placements in the top ten (including podium)
  • Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks (including podium and top 10)
  • Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline
placement singles sprint persecution Mass start Season total
1st place  
2nd place  
3rd place  
Top 10 1 1
Scoring 2 1 3
Starts 13 12     4th 29

(Data may not be complete)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Веса Понтио ( Russian ) biathlon.life. 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  2. ^ A b Ari Poutanen: Aliupseeriliiton Ampumamestaruuskilpailut 15-17.9.2015 PSPR Tulokset ( Finnish , PDF) Aliupseeriliitto ry (Association of NCOs). P. 1.4. September 20, 2015. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved on December 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ PEkoul-os, Jouni Ilomäki: OSALLISTUMINEN KANSAINVÄLISEN SOTILASURHEILULIITON (CISM) MESTARUUSKILPAILUIHIN ( Finnish , doc) Suomen puolustusvoimat . P. 10-13 January 2017. Accessed January 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ Matti Tapio: Reserviläisurheiluliiton (ResUL) valtakunnalliset ampumahiihdon mestaruuskilpailut Suomussalmella ( Finnish , doc) Reserviläisurheiluliitto. April 4, 2004. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ Tapsa: SM 300, sarjat Y, N, Y24 yes N24 ( Finnish , PDF) Suomen Ampumaurheiluliitto ry (Finnish Sport Shooting Association). P. 1.4. September 9, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ Yllätysmestari ampumahiihdon SM-kisoissa ( Finnish ) MTV Internet . January 12, 1997. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  7. ↑ Vesa Pöntiölle ampumahiihdon Suomen mestaruus ( Finnish ) MTV Internet . January 12, 1997. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  8. ↑ Ampumahiihdon SM-Kilpailut, Normaalimatkat ( Finnish ) Suomen Ampumahiihtoliitto ry. February 28, 2004. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  9. ↑ SM Ampumahiihto Keuruu January 29, 2005, Normaalimatkat, Keuruun Kisailijat ( Finnish ) Suomen Ampumahiihtoliitto ry. January 29, 2005. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  10. ↑ RESUL ampumahiihtomestaruuskilpailut Suonenjoella ( Finnish ) Keski-Suomen Reservipiirit. February 20, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  11. ↑ Raija Koskinen jälleen TUL: n ykkönen ( Finnish ) MTV Internet . January 25, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  12. ↑ Ampumahiihdon kilpailu- ja mediakalenteri 2009-2010 ( Finnish , PDF) Suomen Ampumahiihtoliitto ry. December 11, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Pöntiö, Vesa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pöntiö, Vesa Johannes (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish biathlete
DATE OF BIRTH 7th December 1967